Gabrielle drops a bombshell on Nasser: ‘I came into this strongly and I will walk out strongly.’

A simmering problem boils over.

We knew the commitment ceremony would be dramatic, but with the scandal of the affair settling, another huge relationship breakdown has unexpectedly surfaced.

Earlier in the day, Gabrielle confronted Nasser about their lack of intimacy – which Nasser quickly shut down, saying they were in the “friend zone.” Two words which weighed heavily on Gabrielle’s mind.

At the commitment ceremony, Nasser was quick downplay any problems in their relationship, but Gabrielle was sick of sitting in Nasser’s overpowering shadow. “This morning Nasser told me that he sees me absolutely in the friend zone,” she unveiled.

Nasser reluctantly conceded, admittin:g “At the moment I have no sexual connection.” However, he then tried to lay blame on Gabrielle. “I’d like Gabrielle to come to me sometimes. I like to be jumped on.”

Like a trampoline? Because if he meant sexually, Gabrielle was not letting Nasser warp her truth. “I reach out for you all the time. It is me reaching for you. All the affection - it starts with me. I’m initiating affection with you all the time. I would long for that to happen.

“I’ve tried everything to let you know any advances you make towards me will be welcome and won’t be rejected and I reach out to you affectionately all the time. It comes from me – not from you.”

And then, Gabrielle dropped a bombshell on a very awkward looking Nasser. “After hearing that, there’s a line drawn in the sand. I think Nasser needs not just to see bombs go off, but have a bomb go off for himself to have him turn around and see that I’m potentially walking out the door.

“I came into this strongly and I will walk out strongly - with or without you,” said a teary-eyed Gabrielle as she held up her choice to leave the experiment.

She also added, “Extremely reluctantly I’ve [written] leave, and I would love for you to convince me not to.

“I have to move forward to the man who I might meet out there who does want to love me. I need to go and find that man.”

When Nasser reacted badly, the expert were quick to support Gab, with John Aiken leading the charge.

“We have a woman who’s … really meeting a lot of your needs. She’s compromising, she’s able to adjust to your routines, to work in with, at times, a very black and white approach you’ve got to things. The ball’s in your court. You can give it away, or you can say “I’m going to fight for her.””

Thankfully, Nasser took feedback on board, admitting that he “should take more notice” of Gabrielle. Hopefully the intimacy can ramp up in the second week of the homestays.